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08/15/2025

"TB can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months and usually requires taking four or more different medicines. In this Spotlight special briefing, we zoom in on what makes the TB bacterium so hard to beat." Find out why we are so close, yet so far from eradicating TB.

TB can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months and usually requires taking four or more different medicines. In this Spotlight special briefing, Elri Voigt zooms in on what makes the TB bacterium so hard to beat.

08/13/2025

The WHO 2025 policy brief on integrated and lung health calls for a syndromic, people-centred approach that reflects the overlapping epidemiology and clinical presentation of respiratory conditions. In response, WHO has issued a call for case studies and best practices: Implementing an integrated approach to and lung health.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Programme on Tuberculosis & Lung Health is seeking examples of case studies and promising practices that illustrate how integrated approaches to tuberculosis (TB) and lung health have been applied in different country contexts. The call aims to capture effo...

08/11/2025

History has shown that vulnerable persons have been taken advantage of in the name of science. However, this has resulted in almost excluding such people from important research. Should incarcerated persons be included in TB vaccine trials, as this is a group that can benefit from a long-awaited effective TB vaccine?

People deprived of liberty are among the populations experiencing the highest rates of tuberculosis. Prisons typically create ideal conditions for Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission, including overcrowding and prolonged exposure in poorly ventilated environments, and often have populations at h...

08/11/2025

Our World in Data: А Three-Part Series on TB

28 July 2025

Our World in Data released a three-part series on TB:

Once a leading killer, tuberculosis is now rare in rich countries — here’s how it happened…
Click here to read more https://globaltbcab.org/tb-news/our-world-in-data-%D0%B0-three-part-series-on-tb/

08/08/2025

Want to develop a road map for your program? Check out WHO's Resource Hub for guidelines and aids for strategic planning for TB.

08/01/2025

Contact tracing is a mainstay of halting infectious disease transmission and finding affected persons. However, does contact tracing for hashtag cost more than the expected benefit costs? Read the article to find out their results!

Contact Investigation Costs for Tuberculosis

07/30/2025

Do you have a case study to share that illustrates connections in lung health care and ? Submit these for use in forthcoming World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on integrated approaches to and lung health.

https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/call-for-case-studies-and-best-practices--implementing-an-integrated-approach-to-tuberculosis-and-lung-health

07/28/2025

Kudos to the many staff and investigators who have volunteered to review and score sessions and provide abstract mentorship for this year's International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) World Conference on Lung Health! How many names do you recognize?



https://conf2025.theunion.org/reviewers-and-mentors/

07/25/2025

An important player in diagnosis and radiology, Qure.ai, has been named to the Time100 Most Influential Companies in 2025. In order to reach the most vulnerable people in remote parts of the world, portable tools are critical.

https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289652/qure-ai/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2025-06-28&utm_campaign=Shaping+the+Future+of+HealthCare+Global+Innovation+and+Real-World+Impact

07/24/2025

The 2nd Advanced Diagnostics Course: A capacity-building workshop for countries in the South-East Asian Region will be hosted by ICMR-National Institute For Research In Tuberculosis (NIRT), in association with McGill International TB Centre and other partners. NIRT is a RePORT International site!

https://nirt.res.in/pdf/Brochure-Advanced%20TB%20Diagnostics%20Workshop%20-16-7-25.pdf

07/22/2025

Our July newsletter is now online! Find out about the new honor for our director, Dr. Jerry Ellner, as well as about what's new with the RADAR dashboard, and how our investigators like Nur Latifah Hanum and Rodrigo Menezes are contributing to TB science! https://reportinternational.org/newsletter/

Newsletter

07/11/2025

Dr. Erlina Burhan, a 62-year-old pulmonologist from Indonesia, is on a mission to help eliminate tuberculosis—still the world’s deadliest infectious disease, claiming 1.25 million lives in 2023 alone.

From treating patients to sharing knowledge on Twitter and TikTok, Dr. Burhan is combining science and social media to raise awareness and improve care. Her recent research shows promise: a bedaquiline-linezolid regimen could be as effective as standard treatments, offering hope in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

Inspiring proof that the battle against TB is far from over—and neither is the power of dedication.

https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/indonesian-doctor-tackling-tuberculosis-treatment-tweets-and-tiktok-posts

Physician, researcher and social media star Erlina Burhan says helping the public understand TB is the necessary next step to the killer disease’s elimination.